So today is Justin Bieber's birthday. What is he 17 or something? I don't know. I do know that he was the product of a single mother. He was raised with lots of help from his family. And I know that he's RICH. Hmmm....I like this. So I decided to … [Read more...]
Random Acts of Kindness
Dionna over at Code Name Mama is having a March of Kindness campaign. Every day in March she plans to perform a random act of kindness. Today she posted 155 ideas.I really like this idea, I think it should be a Lifetime of Kindness. I would like to strive to perform a daily random … [Read more...]
Can An Open Call Get You Into a Hit Show?
Shawna Van Omme: One to Watch You see them all the time: notices for "Open Calls". Sometimes you have to wonder: is this real or a scam? If you don't already know this, there are a lot of money making schemes out there. Any time you see something telling you a big producer or … [Read more...]
Oscar Fashion 2011: The Good, The Bad, The BOOBIE, and The Barbie
THE GOODOkay. So, some of the dressed I liked really surprised me. I don't even know what it was about this Gwyneth Paltrow number that I liked. It's not typically what I look for when it comes to Oscar-wear. But, you know, she wasn't nominated for anything, so I like that she didn't go all … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: March 2011
Grab your flyers and start marking them up - it's the March edition of Scholastic Decoder! Elf*Eric Carle Spring Picture Book Pack - Eric Carle is great, classic stuff. Wonderful stories that sneak in learning about weekdays, months, and much more are accompanied by his signature collage art. This … [Read more...]
The Academy Awards: A Recap in 66 Lines…
In case you missed last night's Oscars, here's a recap from my Twitter timeline. 4:37pm from @NancyODell: Just stepped on the Oscar Red Carpet! Me: And so it begins! 6:20pm from @stylecentsmummy: Mila kunis in lavender...Me: I was distracted by the things that looked like her naughty … [Read more...]
Stale Mail
Bill, bill, bank statement, random flyer, bill, credit card report, another bill. Is it just me, or has fetching the mail lost its allure? This makes me feel like an old fart, but...back in my day we used to write letters to our friends and send care packages and postcards in the mail. I'm … [Read more...]
Never Say Never: A Mom’s Review
After a four-day weekend last week, I was at my wit's end as to what to do with the kids. The dark comfort of the movies called out to me and we settled upon Never Say Never as our choice. My kids like Justin Bieber, but they're still too young (6,7 and 2) to be fully into music or pop icons. … [Read more...]
Sunday Surf – Covering Up
Annie, over at PhD in Parenting, created this video as a follow up to a post called Covering Up is a Feminist Issue. The video speaks for itself. I agree with all of her points about breast feeding in public. Women should be able to nurse whereever and whenever they need to. Of course, … [Read more...]
Changing Winter Tires
Changing Winter TiresWhen she tells him the mechanic calledher front brakes needreplacing, his replybreaks upinto single-cellorganisms:"What?Why?"Crackleof phone.It doesn't seem to matterthese things wear outafter a certain time.He is surethe distance traveledmatters more,and if you go by … [Read more...]
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